Section 656.3 - What activities define a comprehensive or undergraduate National Resource Center?A comprehensive or undergraduate National Resource Center-
(a) Teaches at least one modern foreign language;(b) Provides-(1) Instruction in fields necessary to provide a full understanding of the areas, regions, or countries in which the modern foreign language taught is commonly used;(2) Resources for research and training in international studies, and the international and foreign language aspects of professional and other fields of study; or(3) Instruction and research on issues in world affairs that concern one or more countries;(c) Provides outreach and consultative services on a national, regional, and local basis;(d) Maintains linkages with overseas institutions of higher education and other organizations that may contribute to the teaching and research of the Center;(e) Maintains important library collections;(f) Employs faculty engaged in training and research that relates to the subject area of the Center;(g) Conducts projects in cooperation with other centers addressing themes of world, regional, cross-regional, international, or global importance;(h) Conducts summer institutes in the United States or abroad designed to provide language and area training in the Center's field or topic;(i) Supports instructors of the less commonly taught languages; and(j) Encourages projects that support students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to achieve foreign language proficiency.64 FR 7739, Feb. 16, 1999, as amended at 74 FR 35072, July 17, 2009 Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122